Know a great kid who made Eagle Scout or did your local soccer team take the championship? They may be our next Patch Whiz Kids honoree.
Each week, Douglaston Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments.
We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid. Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to nathan.duke@patch,com. Be sure to include all of the information you see below, and a photo. Our honoree this week is Cheska Mauban.
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- Name: Cheska Mauban
- Age: 17
- School: Bayside High School
- Accomplishment: Cheska scored a game high of 16 points for the Bayside High ladies varsity basketball team during their Feb. 4 game against Forest Hills.
- Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Put simply, Cheska is a star athlete. In additional to varsity basketball, she plays varsity softball. She worked two summers in a row for the U.S. Open USTA in Flushing. She has multiple distinctions that pertain to the basketball court: She was designated as Most Improved Player for 2008-2009, and Most Valuable Player in 2009-2010, a year she was also basketball team captain.
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